MUTATION

mutation

(noun) a change or alteration in form or qualities

mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation

(noun) (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

mutant, mutation, variation, sport

(noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

mutation (countable and uncountable, plural mutations)

Any alteration or change.

(genetics) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.

A mutant.

(linguistics) An alteration a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.

(rare, collective noun) A group of thrushes.

Anagrams

• Mount Tai

Source: Wiktionary

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Mu*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. mutatio, fr. mutare to change: cf. F. mutation. See Mutable.]

Definition: Change; alteration, either in form or qualities. The vicissitude or mutations in the superior globe are no fit matter for this present argument. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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